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Author: Hendrik Boom
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] KDE Desktop Question
On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 09:41:18PM +0200, Simon Walter wrote:
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> There is a problem I have with KDE, and that has to do with a bit of the
> history of what the devs decide. They decided to follow QT's cycle and
> spending effort moving to new QT release, and have argued that it will
> pay off. Maybe it has. I don't know. What I didn't like is that they
> seem to sacrifice polish (fixing bugs) for chasing the new QT. Or
> chasing some amazing new paradigm of computing that is totally not even
> asked for. This means that I have never ever had a perfectly working KDE
> desktop. I think KDE 2 was the most bug free I've used. I've noticed a
> steady improvement in this area since 5, with long standing bugs being
> fixed. So maybe it has payed off.


Have they ever removed the limitation that pixel coordinates have to fit
into 16-bit words?

This may have mad sense in the old days, but it was a real hindrance
when I wanted a large scroll region.

-- hendrik